The electric car for rent-a-car fleets in Spain · 2024
How many new BEV cars are registered to rental (rent-a-car) in Spain in 2024, and which brands and models they choose.
DGT data to 25 Aug 2026 · year 2024 · new BEV passenger cars.
Change vs 2023.
Rent a car (self-drive) year by year · 2015–2026
New BEV passenger-car registrations to rental (rent-a-car) each year, in volume or as a % of all new BEV that year.
* 2026 is still in progress: data to 25 Aug 2026.
The leader each year · Rent a car (self-drive)
The most-registered brand within this segment each year, with its new BEV passenger cars.
- 2015 Smart 351
- 2016 Citroën 465
- 2017 Renault 518
- 2018 Smart 474
- 2019 Smart 593
- 2020 Smart 532
- 2021 Renault 546
- 2022 Fiat 462
- 2023 Fiat 715
- 2024 Mercedes-Benz 696
- 2025 Citroën 1,225
- 2026* Peugeot 610
* 2026 is still in progress: data to 25 Aug 2026.
The figures year by year · Rent a car (self-drive)
New BEV passenger-car registrations to rental (rent-a-car), how much of all new BEV they accounted for each year, and how they changed.
| Year | Registrations | % of new BEV | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 2,904 | 3.6% | -38.7% |
| 2025 | 5,769 | 5.5% | +108.9% |
| 2024 | 2,761 | 4.7% | -39.7% |
| 2023 | 4,579 | 8.3% | +156.4% |
| 2022 | 1,786 | 5.7% | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 2,212 | 9.2% | +36.4% |
| 2020 | 1,622 | 8.9% | +63.7% |
| 2019 | 991 | 9.6% | +26.2% |
| 2018 | 785 | 12.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 755 | 18.7% | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 630 | 31.0% | +45.2% |
| 2015 | 434 | 37.4% |
Change over the previous year. * 2026 is in progress (data to 25 Aug 2026): its change is to the same date.
Top brands · Rent a car (self-drive) · 2024
The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.
The top 5 brands make up 70.3% of this segment.
Top models · Rent a car (self-drive) · 2024
- 1. Mercedes-Benz EQA 47617.2%
- 2. BYD Seal 36013.0%
- 3. Volvo EX30 30010.9%
- 4. Polestar 2 2298.3%
- 5. Renault Megane 1555.6%
- 6. CUPRA Born 1043.8%
- 7. Mercedes-Benz EQB 1023.7%
- 8. Škoda Enyaq 993.6%
- 9. Volvo EC40 993.6%
- 10. Ford Explorer 782.8%
- 11. Volvo Xc40 752.7%
- 12. Mercedes-Benz EQE Berlina 612.2%
- 13. Ford Mustang Mach-E 582.1%
- 14. Mercedes-Benz EQV 531.9%
- 15. Peugeot e-2008 501.8%
The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.
How much rent-a-car weighs · 2024
New BEV passenger cars by segment, with rent-a-car highlighted. The name links to its page.
- Private 33,59857.0%
- Companies 25,31443.0%
- Leasing 9,44816.0%
- Rent a car (self-drive) 2,7614.7%
- Chauffeur hire 6261.1%
- Taxi 6151.0%
The small figure is the % of new BEV. The segments overlap: leasing, rental and taxi sit inside company, so the bars don’t add up to 100%.
Keep exploring
More views of electric car registrations in Spain.
Overview
The key figures for electric cars in Spain, with the monthly and year-to-date summary.
02Market
The total passenger-car market by technology: market share, trend and transition.
03DGT activity
The latest registrations, updated daily, straight from DGT data.
05Used cars
Used electric cars: domestic resale in Spain and used imports.
06Groups
The industry: the carmaking groups and the rise of Chinese brands.
07Brands
Every brand ranked by BEV registrations: ranking, market share and detail page.
08Regions
Electric car registrations by region and province.
09Technical data
Range, power and consumption of the cars actually registered, per DGT/ITV records.
10Historical
The full electric car time series and the yearbook by year and month.